Recipes By Regina Schrambling
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Lasagna
In 2001, Regina Schrambling went on a week long odyssey in search of the best lasagna recipe. Her ideal here has an intensely flavored sauce, cheeses melted into creaminess as if they were bechamel, meat that’s just chunky enough and noodles that put up no resistance to the fork. Keys to This Recipe How to Make Lasagna: To prepare lasagna from scratch, you start by making sauce, then layer it with wide, flat lasagna noodles and cheese before baking. The sauces can vary from tomato-based sauce, with or without meat, to creamy bechamel sauce, which works well with a wide variety of vegetables. How to Layer Lasagna: The basic building formula for lasagna is sauce, noodles, more sauce, then cheese. Repeat the noodle-sauce-cheese order until the pan is nearly filled, then end with sauce and cheese on top. Make-Ahead Tips for Lasagna: Both tomato and cream-based sauces for lasagna can be made and refrigerated for up to 3 days before assembling the lasagna. Once baked, the lasagna can be refrigerated for up to 4 days. To freeze, bake 30 minutes but do not brown, then cool, and freeze for up to 4 weeks. We do not recommend assembling and refrigerating or freezing an unbaked lasagna. This will adversely affect the texture. How to Reheat Lasagna: To reheat frozen lasagna, defrost, then sprinkle with mozzarella and bake uncovered at 400 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes until golden brown and bubbling on the surface. Refrigerated lasagna also can be reheated in a 400-degree oven until heated through. Chilled small individual servings can be microwaved. The Best Pan for Making Lasagna: Wirecutter has recommendations for casserole dishes, including one specifically designed for lasagna.
Basic Fish Stock
Pasta With Smithfield Ham, Crab and Shiitakes in Creamy Garlic Sauce
Soft-Shell Crabs in Surrey Bacon Dressing
Lemon-Almond Butter Cake
This buttery almond cake with lemon curd baked inside is like the ultimate citrus tart, without the heartbreak of pie crust. It's fancy enough to be served as a dinner party dessert, yet substantial enough to be served with Sunday brunch. (Bonus: you'll have several tablespoons of lemon curd left over. It's delicious on toast or pancakes.)
Dijon and Cognac Beef Stew
This rich, comforting stew was brought to The Times by Regina Schrambling in 2001, in the dark days immediately following the attacks on the World Trade Center. The accompanying article was an ode to the therapeutic benefits of cooking and baking: "Whoever said cooking should be entered into with abandon or not at all had it wrong. Going into it when you have no hope is sometimes just what you need to get to a better place. Long before there were antidepressants, there was stew." This one, while complex in flavor, is not difficult to prepare, but it cannot be rushed. Make it when you have the time to indulge in the meditative qualities of chopping, sautéing, reducing, braising, waiting and tasting. You will be rewarded with an exceptionally flavorful dish that is just as satisfying to eat as it was to cook.
Maple Shortbread Bars
Shortly after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Regina Schrambling wrote of the healing power of cooking. “The food is not really the thing,” she said. “It's the making of it that gets you through a bad time.” This recipe, adapted from "The New Carryout Cuisine" by Phyllis Méras with Linda Glick Conway, was one she turned to in the trying days that followed. A mere two steps, and ready in less than an hour, it’s comfort in a pan, just as good for when the darkness creeps up as it is for those days when you just need a bit more. And to those who might scoff at the two sticks of butter? Consider taking Schrambling’s words to heart: “Abstemiousness,” she wrote, “is not an option when you're feeling low.”
Leeks With Caraway Seeds
Bajan Coconut Bread
Indian Nopales Salad
Jicama Relish In Chilpotle Marinade
Fennel-Seed Gnocchi
Baked Pesto Lasagna
Jerusalem Artichoke Fritters
The fritters in this recipe are almost better cold than hot, making them ideal to prepare ahead of time. Jerusalem artichokes — a knobby, sweetly versatile vegetable — require no peeling, only a good scrub with a stiff vegetable brush, cutting down on prep time. You’ll grate them into a bowl with the rest of your ingredients, season to taste and fry over medium heat until they’re golden brown. Serve them with a sour cream dipping sauce, and your guests will clamor for more.
Chinese Sausage-Rice Dressing
Rum-Glazed Mango And Papaya
Cherries With Chocolate In Ricotta
Scallops With Artichokes And Jerusalem Artichokes
Jalapeno Beer Biscuits
Squash Puree
Seeded Scones
Zarela Martinez's Ropa Vieja
Sometimes the most humble ingredients make for the finest of meals, as Regina Schrambling wrote in 1988. Growing up in a tiny Arizona town among many Mexican neighbors, Ms. Schrambling learned early on of the rich flavors that can be coaxed from the simplest food. This ropa vieja, from the chef Zarela Martinez, embodies that philosophy. Garlic and peppercorns infuse a flank steak with flavor, which is then cooked shortly with a mixture of sautéed garlic, onions and poblano peppers. Hot, tucked into a tortilla, it’s a testament to the power of a long cook.
Roast Loin Of Pork With Southwestern Sauce